Partners with employers in many industries to prevent and solve employment problems.

Mike works with the local and national Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and serves as the legal and legislative director for Utah SHRM and Salt Lake SHRM. For such services, National SHRM honored him with its prestigious Capital Award, given annually to one of SHRM’s 170,000 members worldwide. Utah SHRM has given him its Award for Professional Excellence.

Works with clients regarding preventive employment law activities, such as investigations, supervisor and employee training, policy and handbook reviews, job descriptions, human resource audits and counseling on day-to-day employee problems.

Has published numerous articles on employment law topics.

Popular public speaker, often addressing the news media and local and national employer groups on various employment law trends and issues.

Serves as an arbitrator and mediator in employment law disputes.

First Amendment Law:

Assists news and publishing organizations in obtaining access to places and records (FOIA and Utah GRAMA), and in minimizing risks (and responding to claims) of defamation, invasion of privacy, tort and other matters related to publishing.

Represents clients including The Salt Lake Tribune, CNN, the Deseret News, the Associated Press, the Newspaper Agency Corporation, Newsweek, the Society of Professional Journalists, KUTV News, the Utah Media Coalition and KSL-TV and radio.

Member of, and has received “sunshine” and freedom of information awards from, the Society of Professional Journalists and the National Association of Broadcasters.

Co-editor of the Utah Media Law Handbook published by the Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

CAREER:

Adjunct Professor, University Of Utah S.J. Quinney College Of Law

EDUCATION:

University of Utah, J.D., 1986

Harry S. Truman Scholar

Utah Law Review, Member, 1984-1985 and Executive Editor, 1985-1986

University of Notre Dame, B.A., in Government/Theology, 1983

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Utah State Bar Association and the American Bar Association, Employment Sections